Varaha Purana 49.1: Adhyaya 49, Shloka 1

The Padmanābha Dvādaśī Observance, with the Eulogy of Lamp-Offering Merit

Devanagari script

दुर्वासा उवाच । तद्वदाश्वयुजे मासि द्वादशीं शुक्लपक्षतः । संकल्प्याभ्यर्चयेद् देवं पद्मनाभं सनातनम् ॥ ४९.१ ॥

Sanskrit recitationVaraha Purana 49.1

Transliteration

durvāsā uvāca | tadvad āśvayuje māsi dvādaśīṁ śuklapakṣataḥ | saṅkalpyābhyarcayed devaṁ padmanābhaṁ sanātanam || 49.1 ||

Translation

ദുർവാസൻ പറഞ്ഞു—അതുപോലെ ആശ്വയുജ മാസത്തിൽ ശുക്ലപക്ഷ ദ്വാദശിയിൽ സംकल्पം ചെയ്ത് സനാതനനായ പദ്മനാഭദേവനെ അഭ്യർചിക്കണം.

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Word by Word

• durvāsāḥ: Durvāsā
• durvāsāḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: durvāsas (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular (एकवचन)

• uvāca: said
• uvāca: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: vac (धातु)
• Form: Perfect/लिट्, 3rd Person (प्रथमपुरुष), Singular (एकवचन); Parasmaipada (परस्मैपद)

• tadvat: likewise/in that manner
• tadvat: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tadvat (अव्यय)
• Form: Adverb (तद्वत्-अव्यय)

• āśvayuje: in Āśvayuja (month)
• āśvayuje: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: āśvayuja (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Locative (7th/सप्तमी), Singular (एकवचन)

• māsi: in the month
• māsi: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: māsa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Locative (7th/सप्तमी), Singular (एकवचन)

• dvādaśīm: Dvādaśī (12th lunar day)
• dvādaśīm: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: dvādaśī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine (स्त्रीलिङ्ग), Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular (एकवचन)

• śuklapakṣataḥ: from the bright fortnight
• śuklapakṣataḥ: Apadana (अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śukla-pakṣa (प्रातिपदिक; शुक्ल + पक्ष)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Ablative (5th/पञ्चमी), Singular (एकवचन); expressed with -taḥ (तस्-प्रत्यय)

• saṅkalpya: having made a resolve
• saṅkalpya: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: saṅkalp (धातु) + lyap (ल्यप्)
• Form: Absolutive/Gerund (ल्यप्), having resolved/intended

• abhyarcayet: should worship
• abhyarcayet: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: abhi-arc (धातु)
• Form: Optative/विधिलिङ्, 3rd Person (प्रथमपुरुष), Singular (एकवचन); Parasmaipada (परस्मैपद)

• devam: the god
• devam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: deva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular (एकवचन)

• padmanābham: Padmanābha (Viṣṇu)
• padmanābham: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: padma-nābha (प्रातिपदिक; पद्म + नाभ)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular (एकवचन)

• sanātanam: eternal
• sanātanam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sanātana (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular (एकवचन); adjective qualifying padmanābham/devam

Speaker

Durvāsā

Tags

• Classical Literature
• Vaishnavism
• Dharma-shastra
• Ritual Studies

FAQs

What is the historical significance of this verse?

It reflects Purāṇic calendrical piety by linking a specific lunar date (śukla-dvādaśī) with a prescribed act of worship, illustrating how medieval Sanskrit traditions systematized observances through month-and-tithi instructions.

Which geographic location is identified?

No explicit geographic location is named in this verse; it is primarily calendrical and ritual in focus (month and lunar day rather than place).

What is the primary ethical instruction?

The verse emphasizes intentionality and disciplined practice: worship is to be undertaken with saṅkalpa (a deliberate vow/resolve), framing devotion as a mindful, ordered observance rather than a casual act.